Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-17

The Marine Disasters During the Storm
at San Pedro.
SAN PEDRO, February l6th-On Febru-
airy 18th, at daylight, severe southeast
gale, with q heavy sea, commenced. There
were lying in the outer bay at anchor the
ships James Drummond, Adrina, Ocean
King, Kennebec, r. H. Buck, Edward
O'Brien, the barkentines John Wooster and
San Luis, also the schooner Courser and
steamer Santa Rosa. The gale steadily in
creased. At 11:30 A. ". the Santa Rosa's
passengers were safely taken on board. At
/ P. NJ. signals of distress were seen on the
barkentine John Wooster. The Whining
ton Transportation Company's steam tug
Falcon Immediately started TO her assist
ance, but before the tug reached her she
had shipped both anchors, made sail and
went safely to sea. She has not returned
as yet Just before dark the barkentine
San Luis shipped her anchors and endeav-
ored to get to sea. She made one tack
| toward Anaheim Landing, and on the in
shore tack, at dark, was seen inside OF the
ships laying at anchor.
About P. NJ. a report reached here that
she was ashore between Point Firman and
Point Timms Large parties of men
started to the wreck, but in the darkness
and binding storm could render no assist
ance. During the night the vessel broke
up The crew, Captain and Captains wife
saved themselves on q raft. At daylight
| the beach was strewn with lumber and
| wreckage. The vessel had deck-load of
| lumber for Clark & Humphreys, and $50
| tons of coal in the hold for W. S. Maxwell,
of Los Angeles. Some of the lumber may
be saved, but the vessel and coal are
total loss.
Afternoon the 14th, the ship Kennebec,
with three anchors and long ranges OF
chain, commenced dragging and striking
the bottom very heavily, and at 10 P. NJ.
the ship commenced filling with water, and
sinking. AT 11:30 P. NJ. she went over on
her side. The fore and main topmast
backstays were cut away, and the fore top
mast and main-top-gallant mast went by
the board Then all hands went into the
fore rigging to save their lives. The sea
was making a clean breach fore and aft
over the ship, where she had sunk in live
fathoms of water, and at A. NJ. yesterday
morning all hands, ten in number, were
taken from the wreck in boats by Mr..
Bowen, first officer of the steamer Los An
geles The Kennebec now lays entirely
submerged on the bottom, with what masts
and rigging that remained upright, stand
ing at the time of the disaster, only out OF
the water, and will probably prove a total
loss. She had LOO tons of coal still on
board.
Yesterday morning the ship P. Fl. Buck,
| with 2,243 tons of coal, struck heavily on
| the bottom, carried away her rudder, and
commenced leaking badly. There was soon
| ten feet of water in her hold. The pumps
were started and gang of men taken TO
her from the shore to assist in pumping.
Her rudder was buoyed, and at about 1 P.
u. the ship was towed out into deeper
water. At dark the Captain gave permits
sion to those of the crew who were afraid
to stay on the ship to go ashore on the tug,
and only five men stayed with Captain
| Carver on board during the night. To-day
it is reported they are keeping the leak
down.
The schooner Courser, lying at anchor,
with both anchors down, commenced
dragging, and Captain Colby, fearing he
would foul the ship P. H. Buck, slipped
| both cables, cut the hawser on the kedge,
set sail and came over the bar into the in
ner harbor and ran the vessel on the mud
| fat The other vessels rode out the gale
safely.